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Lowered auto demand drives Norfolk Southern off the tracks
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Lowered auto demand drives Norfolk Southern off the tracks (The following story by Pamela Scott Johnson appeared on the Williamson Daily News website on February 7, 2009.) WILLIAMSON, W.Va. The future is looking grim for not only local coal mines but the railroad industry as well. Not even a year ha...
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Norfolk Southern plans more employee furloughs Norfolk Southern plans more employee furloughs as shipping demand remains weak NEW YORK (AP) -- Railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. said Wednesday it has reduced the number of its train and engine service employees by 6 percent in the last eigh...
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Man arrested after threatening NS workers
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Man arrested after threatening NS workersSAYRE, W. Va. - Michael Lowther Jr., 56, of Glenville, W. Va., has been charged with theft, criminal trespass, terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct in connection with an incident occurring around 3 p.m. on Feb. 2 in Sayre Borough, according to the S...
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Another Scab Spinoff...The Thorobred is cleanin out the stalls..
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STB authorizes Grand Elk Railroad in Michigan The Surface Transportation Board took action that paved the way for the creation of the Grand Elk Railroad, which allows for millions of dollars of investment for western Michigan and the creation of 58 new jobs. The Grand Elk Railroad is a wholly-owned...
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NUCLEAR WASTE SHIPMENT
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According to my sources we have only had one shipment by rail of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) High Level Radioactive Waste (HLRW) in the last decade. It was moved from Hannibal to K.C. via the NS and then handed off to the UPRR in K.C. Please do not confuse these with other radioactive shipments that have c...
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Must Have Missed the Job Briefing.
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With no warrant, Salem cops cant hold train derailment suspectBy LARRY SHIELDSPOSTED: January 24, 2009Save | Print | Email | Read comments | Post a comment SALEM - Police had their hands on a man Friday night who failed to appear in court on Thursday but could not arrest him because they could...
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Sunshine State Express?
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NS to improve intermodal service, open terminal in FloridaNext month, Norfolk Southern Railway plans to roll out new and improved intermodal services to Florida and open a new terminal in the Sunshine State.Beginning Feb. 9, NS will reduce transit time by one day for existing service from Chica...
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Picked Switch? Or Improper use of the throttle?? Any BrownShirts around??
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Norfolk Southern probing cause of train derailmentBY BERNIE HORNICK The Tribune-Democrat Five empty flatcars jumped the track at the Woodvale railyard Wednesday, the second derailment there within a year. One of the flatcars bumped into the last of a string of stationary hopper cars on another t...
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Graniteville lawsuits continue
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Lawsuits ongoing four years after Graniteville wreck (The following story by Mike Gellatly appeared on the Aiken Standard website on January 5.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. After the immediate impact of the Graniteville disaster had cleared, remedies were sought from those injured. Many took their los...
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Merry Christmas from the dark horse
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Guess This'll Have to Do (for Christmas Greetings)
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http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/holiday/index.html No card, no letter, but my LC forwarded this to me. I'm so touched but I think it's old, maybe older than Calvin's first letter. -- Edited by Cy Valley at 21:08, 2008-12-22
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NS Layoffs
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In cost-cutting move, Norfolk Southern plans layoffs Posted to: Business Norfolk By Kathy Adams The Virginian-Pilot © December 13, 2008 Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to lay off an undisclosed number of employees as part of an effort to cut costs, company spokesman Robin Chapman confirmed Friday....
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Here comes WATCO
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Watco wants to lease NS linesKALAMAZOO, MI -- A Kansas-based railroad operator, which last year tried to buy a Michigan rail line used by Amtrak, has asked the federal government to OK the lease of a freight line running through Kalamazoo, The Kalamazoo Gazette reported. Watco Cos., based in Pittsb...
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Pissed off landowner
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Landowner angry with NSROANOKE, Va. -- When a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Charlotte County last December, the company "borrowed land" along the tracks for the clean up. It was needed to store equipment and supplies. Now nearly a year later, a landowner is furious. He says Norfolk...
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Let's hear it for Juniata!
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Railroad executive lauds Juniata shop (The following story by William Kibler, appeared at altoonamirror.com on December 3, 2008) ALTOONA, Pa - The Juniata Locomotive Shop is a kingdom of grease and heavy steel, but also "one of the crown jewels" of the Norfolk Southern railway, said co...
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Speaking of passing wind
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Norfolk Southern harnesses sustainable wind energy (Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 24.) NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. On November 13 Norfolk Southern completed the installation of a 50 kilowatt wind turbine at its rail yard in North Kansas City to power the yards wastewater treatmen...
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Less Spending
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NS prepares to cut costs Published: Friday, November 21, 2008NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Railway will aim to reduce crew starts and take other cost-cutting measures in the face of a shrinking economy, the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot has reported. NS's chief financial officer, James Squires, a...
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Jury sides with NS
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Jury sides with NS in FELA caseMADISON COUNTY, Ill. - After deliberating four hours on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 19), a Madison County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Norfolk Southern Railway, the Record reports. The plaintiff, Charles Moore of Granite City, sued Granite City Steel, N...
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NS announces Thanksgiving holiday operations
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NS announces Thanksgiving holiday operations (Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 19.) NORFOLK, Va. In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Norfolk Southern will curtail (non-intermodal) freight operations beginning 11:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 and resume ful...
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Norfolk Southern wants to load up on workersSunday, October 26, 2008 BY TOM DOCHATOf The Patriot-News Dan Cupper has loved trains since he was 3. When he was a reporter at The Patriot-News, he covered transportation issues that often allowed him to explore his passion for trains. Later, after leavi...
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LAMCO spills the black diamonds
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Norfolk Southern crews are on the scene of a train derailment in Montgomery County. It happened in Pepper Va at little before 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Officials says that 12 cars derailed from the coal train. There were no injuries. The route is not expected to re-open until after 7:00 p.m. The ca...
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...and they wanna move this yard tu!
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Group questions NS proposed rail yard move An environmental group is challenging plans by Norfolk Southern to relocate a portion of a rail yard near Lancaster, Pa., and adjacent to Franklin & Marshall College. The college, which plans to expand its campus, supports the proposal. But The Rail R...
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Wonder When Those Lines Were Put There?
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Railroad Tries To Charge Mentone Daniel Riordan Times-Union Staff Writer MENTONE - Clerk-Treasurer Barb Ross told the Mentone Town Board she received a letter from Norfolk Southern Railroad stating the town owed them a one-time $5,000 payment because town sewer lines run under railroad tracks....
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